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george w. bush useed it six tiles, bill clinton 14, george h. w. bush once, and reagan, four times. they had a hearing in the house to see if they would hold the attorney general in contempt, oh my god i'm on the edge of my seat. which way did this go? let's find out. >> the clerk will call the role. >> there isa. >> aye. >> mr. isa votes aye. mr. burton votes aye. mr. cummings. >> no. >> mr. cummings votes know. mr. towns. >> no. >> mr. towns votes know. >> 23 ayes, 17 nos. >> the ayes have it. and a contempt report is ordered reported to the house. >> cenk: shocking. it turns out in committee controlled by republicans, the ayes have it: it's not a done deal. it goes to the full house and we'll see if they take that to the next level. that very rarely happens but you very rarely have a congress filled with republicans like this. let's go to joe williams, correspondent for politico. it's great to have you on. it's been awhile. >> yeah, i appreciate it. thanks a lot for the invite. >> cenk: absolutely. let's start with the white house first. they did the executive privilege in the mo
george w. bush useed it six tiles, bill clinton 14, george h. w. bush once, and reagan, four times. they had a hearing in the house to see if they would hold the attorney general in contempt, oh my god i'm on the edge of my seat. which way did this go? let's find out. >> the clerk will call the role. >> there isa. >> aye. >> mr. isa votes aye. mr. burton votes aye. mr. cummings. >> no. >> mr. cummings votes know. mr. towns. >> no. >> mr. towns...
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maybe that's why george w. bush needed that stint -- >> haven't we killed this guy like 17 times? >> no, no, no. we keep killing the number three guy. >> stephanie: i thought it was the number two guy. >> we were killing number two for a while. have we gone down to number three? >> yeah. no, no, i'm number six. i'm fine. i'll be the guy that runs the parking lot. no, really i'll be the valet parker. i don't want to be number 2. i don't. i can't take the responsibility. besides bob over here who i hate he can do it. >> i don't believe in even numbers. >> stephanie: speaking of terrorists by the way, tamerlan tsarnaev this was an interesting story, scribed to publications espousiing white supremacy, and government conspiracy theories. another in his possession was about the rape of our gun rights. reading material he had about white supremacy, hitler had abpoint. and what motivated mass killings, and how the perpetratored remained calmly. and the plight of those still in guantanamo bay. >> he has become fully american, and i wouldn't be surprised if he died on hold for the alex jone
maybe that's why george w. bush needed that stint -- >> haven't we killed this guy like 17 times? >> no, no, no. we keep killing the number three guy. >> stephanie: i thought it was the number two guy. >> we were killing number two for a while. have we gone down to number three? >> yeah. no, no, i'm number six. i'm fine. i'll be the guy that runs the parking lot. no, really i'll be the valet parker. i don't want to be number 2. i don't. i can't take the...
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that is answer american. >> look, if you like the george w. bush facebook page. if you liked it, you don't ever get to complain about debt. if you liked the ronald reagan page, you don't get to complain about deficits. >> stephanie: senator harry reid. >> republicans can drop their record-breaking run of obstruction, gridlock and delay. since 2007 senate republicans have mounted 84 filibusters against legislation received more than 50 votes. >> stephanie: he went on to say what they can actually do. senator harry reid. >> we're sitting here, and we're running out the clock because they have forced us to do so. >> he sounded angry. >> stephanie: yes. >> i'm sorry you to hear me say this. >> and when he gets angry, he turns into bill bixby. [ laughing ] >> stephanie: mitch mcconnell wants to slow things down. >> the democrats believe the president's rhetoric they'll vote for his proposal, and he'll work to get their support. now my guess is democratic leaders won't allow a vote on the president's plan. >> huh? >> stephanie: oh please. and mitch mcconnell one more t
that is answer american. >> look, if you like the george w. bush facebook page. if you liked it, you don't ever get to complain about debt. if you liked the ronald reagan page, you don't get to complain about deficits. >> stephanie: senator harry reid. >> republicans can drop their record-breaking run of obstruction, gridlock and delay. since 2007 senate republicans have mounted 84 filibusters against legislation received more than 50 votes. >> stephanie: he went on to...
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imagine if a established democrat would have said that about george w. bush. the whole press would have gone nuts. every once in a while you look at mitt romney and go how did the that guy wind up winning this race? and then you are reminded oh right, he won, because he was running against them. all right. when we come back we're going to do a fun segment. what would we do to mitt romney if we werererererererererererererererererererererere guys that always make you laugh. charges come down on rupert murdoch's phone-hacking scan l. [ male announcer ] peppermint that cools as you chew. stimulate your senses. 5 gum. now in micro pack. [ man ] ever year, sophia and i use the points we earn with our citi thankyou card for a relaxing vacation. ♪ ♪ sometimes, we go for a ride in the park. maybe do a little sightseeing. or, get some fresh air. but this summer, we used our thankyou points to just hang out with a few friends in london. [ male announcer ] the citi thankyou visa card. redeem the points you've earned to travel with no restrictions. rewarding you, every
imagine if a established democrat would have said that about george w. bush. the whole press would have gone nuts. every once in a while you look at mitt romney and go how did the that guy wind up winning this race? and then you are reminded oh right, he won, because he was running against them. all right. when we come back we're going to do a fun segment. what would we do to mitt romney if we werererererererererererererererererererererere guys that always make you laugh. charges come down on...
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and they will put him in the pocket with george w. bush. >> right. >> and, you know, that's not where you want to be. >> certainly not. and there has been recent focus surrounding mitt romney and joe, i think it is fair to say that this is a repeat. round three of the bush presidency. and the foreign policy is stock full of neo-cons who will take us back and fight wars here and there. where is the sense of new vision? >> there doesn't necessarily have to be. romney is running a campaign that is very much stealth, talking about issues in a vague kind of way. as governor of massachusetts he doesn't necessarily have a whole lot of experience, so he brings old hands from the bush administration which had a wonderful foreign policy -- being sarcastic there. >> oh yeah. >> you are talk about john bolton who famously talking about lopping off the top floors of the united nations, and kofer black who is one of the top haunches of the cia before september 11th. and he was also vp of black water. if that's your all-star team then you have serio
and they will put him in the pocket with george w. bush. >> right. >> and, you know, that's not where you want to be. >> certainly not. and there has been recent focus surrounding mitt romney and joe, i think it is fair to say that this is a repeat. round three of the bush presidency. and the foreign policy is stock full of neo-cons who will take us back and fight wars here and there. where is the sense of new vision? >> there doesn't necessarily have to be. romney is...
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by the way, yes, the bust of winston churchill was in the oval office during the term of george w. bush. barack obama replaced it with a bust of martin luther king, jr. jesus mitt romney where does your loyalty lie? yeah let's put mlk in the back of the bus and put winston churchill right up front. god, romney. and then he gives this interview with brian williams where he asks do you think the brits are off to pulling off the olympics. >> do they look ready to your experienced eye. >> it's hard to know just how well it will turn out. there were a few things disconcerting about the private security firm not having enough people, the supposed strike of the immigration and customs officials -- >> oh, this is great. this is great. go to england and dump all over the brits. go there for the olympics and say it looks like it is going to be a total bust. it's hard to say how it will turn out. he didn't make any friends among the brits. >> if you go through all of his mistakes yesterday he is george w. bush. >> no, bush was smooth compared to romney. so i tell you the prime minister really
by the way, yes, the bust of winston churchill was in the oval office during the term of george w. bush. barack obama replaced it with a bust of martin luther king, jr. jesus mitt romney where does your loyalty lie? yeah let's put mlk in the back of the bus and put winston churchill right up front. god, romney. and then he gives this interview with brian williams where he asks do you think the brits are off to pulling off the olympics. >> do they look ready to your experienced eye....
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. >> eliot: kind of how george w. bush reacted to the meltdown in '08, a blank look as if i should i take note. >> an anomaly but not paying attention. >> eliot: matt taibbi, thank you as always for your time. steven colbert can make mitt romney's trip to israel as successful as >> eliot: still to come, syria on the brink. but first barney frank shuts down maria bartiromo and even fox news is criticizing mitt romney. when it doesn't fit anywhere else, we put it in the viewfinder. [ ♪ music ♪ ] >> why isn't suntanning an >> because the best you can ever get is bronze. >> i think the british press should back off. and so should the officials. this guy could be president. >> let me say, if you ask me, i'll say this to you because i'll really get in trouble if i say it to ally. if you say does that suit makes you look fat i'm not going to say anything. >> it's incomprehensible. i'm out of adjectives. >> your next stop is israel. keep up your charm offensive. open up your speech in the key necessitykeynecessity whip. >
. >> eliot: kind of how george w. bush reacted to the meltdown in '08, a blank look as if i should i take note. >> an anomaly but not paying attention. >> eliot: matt taibbi, thank you as always for your time. steven colbert can make mitt romney's trip to israel as successful as >> eliot: still to come, syria on the brink. but first barney frank shuts down maria bartiromo and even fox news is criticizing mitt romney. when it doesn't fit anywhere else, we put it in the...
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. >> eliot: kind of how george w. bush reacted to the meltdown in '08, a blank look as if i should i take note. >> an anomaly but not paying attention. >> eliot: matt taibbi, thank you as always for your time. steven colbert can make mitt romney's trip to israel as successful as his trip to england. view finder up next. rupert murdoch's phone-hacking scan l. admitted that that look, we were able to keep a lot of the folks because of the stimulus. >> bill: absolutely. again, do you great work, judd. thank you. all of your colleagues at think progress. we'll see you again next [ male announcer ] the inventors of twix had a falling out, so the production of twix was divided between two separate factories. left twix factory cascades caramel and chocolate onto cookie, while right twix factory flows caramel and chocolate onto cookie. today they share nothing but a wrapper and a driveway. try both and pick a side. i can't stand these spots. those spots are actually leftover food and detergent residue that can redeposit on yo
. >> eliot: kind of how george w. bush reacted to the meltdown in '08, a blank look as if i should i take note. >> an anomaly but not paying attention. >> eliot: matt taibbi, thank you as always for your time. steven colbert can make mitt romney's trip to israel as successful as his trip to england. view finder up next. rupert murdoch's phone-hacking scan l. admitted that that look, we were able to keep a lot of the folks because of the stimulus. >> bill: absolutely....
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. >> stephanie: michelle, i was having a george w. bush flashback with mitt romney, a string of gaffes and bluster and all of this stuff. from the bush administration. >> it is true. when you look at his foreign policy advisers, 17 of the 24 who are listed on his campaign site were bush officials. and a lot of his rhetoric, when he does lay out a position is sort of harking back to the policies that we saw and i think in many cases failed in the bush administration. >> stephanie: the bush years we all remember so warmly. michele, thank you for your time this morning. hope to talk to you again as the campaign rolls along. there she goes, michele flournoy >> he criticized islamic countries for voting in islamic leaders. >> stephanie: how dare they. >> mormon elders? >> stephanie: wow! is there anyone he hasn't pissed off this week? [ applause ] >> comparing the -- the gdp between israel and palestine. palestine is being occupied by israel. >> stephanie: all right. more stinky poor people to him. okay. 58 minutes after the hour. right ba
. >> stephanie: michelle, i was having a george w. bush flashback with mitt romney, a string of gaffes and bluster and all of this stuff. from the bush administration. >> it is true. when you look at his foreign policy advisers, 17 of the 24 who are listed on his campaign site were bush officials. and a lot of his rhetoric, when he does lay out a position is sort of harking back to the policies that we saw and i think in many cases failed in the bush administration. >>...
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george w. bush came in and did the opposite. he did what mitt romney wants to do, he cut taxes on the wealthiest americans walked away from investments in education and transportation health care, and what happened? even before the meltdown in september of '08, the economy had gained only $1 million jobs in those seven years. so which of these two do you prefer? the one that works or the one that falls off a cliff when there is a financial meltdown. >> right. and i think it goes to the point that president clinton always used to make a rising tide lifts all boats. we're not saying we're anti-rich people, we're saying when the middle class has money to buy things, they buy things that rich people sell as well. >> under president clinton a rising tide lifted more yachts. there were more millionaires created in those years than in any point in american history. we want people to success, but success comes when it is broodly share when the person who is an accountant or the truck driver shares in the wealth. >> i think that's exactl
george w. bush came in and did the opposite. he did what mitt romney wants to do, he cut taxes on the wealthiest americans walked away from investments in education and transportation health care, and what happened? even before the meltdown in september of '08, the economy had gained only $1 million jobs in those seven years. so which of these two do you prefer? the one that works or the one that falls off a cliff when there is a financial meltdown. >> right. and i think it goes to the...
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but one gaffe one mistake, one eye roll, famously, you remember when george herbert walker bush looked at his wrist watch. it cost him. when al gore started talking about a lockbox and kind of looked very robotic and broke the body space of george w. bush in 2000, it hurt him. so it's those -- this is a theatrical event as much as it is policy. >> jennifer: so great. i can hardly wait. i totally love having you come inside "the war room" and bring us this sort of view from history. historian douglas brinkley joining us. thanks so much. after the break, when it comes to our views on public unions, well, let's just say there is a teeny bit of daylight between myself and our next guest. it will be an interesting conversation, i can promise you that and a little later, brett ehrlich picks up the presidential debate ball where douglas brinkley left off and he drops it. >> the key changes to the debate format that will change the face of american discourse forever! don't go away. you'd spot movement, gather intelligence with minimal collateral damage. but rather than neutralizing enemies in
but one gaffe one mistake, one eye roll, famously, you remember when george herbert walker bush looked at his wrist watch. it cost him. when al gore started talking about a lockbox and kind of looked very robotic and broke the body space of george w. bush in 2000, it hurt him. so it's those -- this is a theatrical event as much as it is policy. >> jennifer: so great. i can hardly wait. i totally love having you come inside "the war room" and bring us this sort of view from...
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i mean you look at the george w. bush. >> this reinforces maybe? >> right. i don't think that's in dispute -- i wondhe were not to change topics. the president where he announces he was going to go out fighting for tax cuts, to extends the bush tax cuts for those making under 250,000, how that will play with the broader g.o.p. but mostly how mr. romney will respond to that. >> right. so daniel stone covers the white house for newsweek daily beast, mentioning that as we talked it hasn't yet been announced. it's not officially yet on the president's schedule but it's reported this morning widely that the president will make an announcement in the rose garden sometime today where he will call for congress to extend the nother year for every american making under $250,000 a year. which, of course is the vast majority, the 99%. >> right. >> and those making over $250,000, their taxes would go would go back up. whether he can get it through congress or not, right, i guess, the question is: the political viability of this. >> right. and, you know, for the sake of y
i mean you look at the george w. bush. >> this reinforces maybe? >> right. i don't think that's in dispute -- i wondhe were not to change topics. the president where he announces he was going to go out fighting for tax cuts, to extends the bush tax cuts for those making under 250,000, how that will play with the broader g.o.p. but mostly how mr. romney will respond to that. >> right. so daniel stone covers the white house for newsweek daily beast, mentioning that as we talked...
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the economics of george w. bush and what mitt romney has has failed. you know that. hence don't you want to support what barack obama is doing and you get a blank stare back? he is going to raise my rates by 3% or 2%. therefore, i can't. we kind of say wait a minute. this doesn't make sense. you know, that's what we are up against. there is sort of like you are running into a brick wall with a lot of groups that i and you would have thought logically would recognize the historical record and say you know what? barack obama has done a good job in a tough situation. >> it's so sad that it's become sol so politicized. i hate to sound wistful about common sense ruling here but i mean... >> you and i look at the results also in the texas primary and we say, you know, you take a guy like ted cruz and you see some of the things he says and once again, it's a repeat of the tea party mantras and we shrug and say do people believe that? get government out of my medicare. slogans. >> we did mention ted cruz did win his primary. a lot of people thinking that the tea party's powe
the economics of george w. bush and what mitt romney has has failed. you know that. hence don't you want to support what barack obama is doing and you get a blank stare back? he is going to raise my rates by 3% or 2%. therefore, i can't. we kind of say wait a minute. this doesn't make sense. you know, that's what we are up against. there is sort of like you are running into a brick wall with a lot of groups that i and you would have thought logically would recognize the historical record and...
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this is akin to george w. bush trading 12 e-mails a day with roger ailes and roger ailes being indicted and something is amiss here. >> this is the thing. we tend to focus on the murdochs but the bigger issue is this could bring down the british government at some state. it could severely weaken it. it brings serious questions about the credibility of the prime minister and his judgment using a stamp. this is -- it doesn't look good for the british government. >> let's bring it back to the united states. what have you heard about anything going on here at the justice department? any local prosecutors? allegations of hacking here which were in the air, rumor and amount of charter about it. anything tangible there? >> okay. so what we had a few weeks ago was the mark lewis the british lawyer who represented the family of a young girl the murderered teenager who was busted wide open last year, it has come to the u.s. and teamed up with a pair of new york lawyers. >> normal siegel a prominent civil libertarian. >>
this is akin to george w. bush trading 12 e-mails a day with roger ailes and roger ailes being indicted and something is amiss here. >> this is the thing. we tend to focus on the murdochs but the bigger issue is this could bring down the british government at some state. it could severely weaken it. it brings serious questions about the credibility of the prime minister and his judgment using a stamp. this is -- it doesn't look good for the british government. >> let's bring it back...
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imagine, if that had been george w. bush and i had interrupted w. i would be in jail now. every right-winger in the world would be demanding my head. for tucker carlson to defend this guy is absolutely dead wrong. there was no way he should -- you should ever interrupt the president of the united states again. i don't care who the president is. i think it's outrageous. i think it reflects badly on all of us. i mean what the hell message does it send around the world if the president of the united states can't even make a statement in his own home in his own office without being interrupted. it is rude. it is over-the-line. it is obnoxious. it is outrageous. you come up with the right word. i will tell you what i think ought to happen. i would love to get your take 866-55-press. you cannot defend this guy. even fox news. bill o'reilly said he was wrong. chris wallace said he was wrong. shep smith said he was wrong. and then tucker compared him to sam donaldson, said they would never have come blamed about sam donaldson. he is one of the greatest white house reporters of all
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even the most hardcore critics of george w. bush will give him credit for the aids stuff. >> a lot of money in it. >> gabby giffords' recovery is going rather well. a year and a half after the shooting, the former congresswoman has made her first trip outside of the u.s. in the french alps. they rode a cable car up to 12,000 feet seeing spectacular views in france, italy and switzerland. >> i took that caballe car. i got off and collapsed with lack of oxygen. i tell you up to 12,000 feet, man, it's thin air. >> and another day another cooking reality show abc announcing a new project called "time machine chef. where they will cook as if they are in a medieval castle feeder.says they will cook with only the most basic tools, a row at thisary system powered by dogs. smith, cocino and elan hal. >> chris copino? >> no. >> are you going to enter this contest, peter? >> no. what a dumb idea for a t.v. show. >> totally dumb idea. all right. so as we know shortly after our show yesterday, we were waiting, we were waiting, we were waiti
even the most hardcore critics of george w. bush will give him credit for the aids stuff. >> a lot of money in it. >> gabby giffords' recovery is going rather well. a year and a half after the shooting, the former congresswoman has made her first trip outside of the u.s. in the french alps. they rode a cable car up to 12,000 feet seeing spectacular views in france, italy and switzerland. >> i took that caballe car. i got off and collapsed with lack of oxygen. i tell you up to...
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they raised the debt ceiling multiple times for reagan, multiple times for george w. bush. john boehner forced this thing through the house. >> the irony is it is the republicans who didn't want to raise taxes on their constituents, especially the upper class. so they're now -- these people are trapped in airports. they have to buy chocolate bars that cost more than -- [ laughter ] >> i like it though because when you're sitting around the airport doing nothing you're stimulating the congressional experience. >> it is frightening. smaller government meant like less waste not cutting you know wasteful federal workers who, i don't know, keep planes from hitting each other! >> john: small government means you have to spend more time shopping at at tunes. -- at altitunes. >> the average person takes a plane once every three or four years. >> you were talking about the research. also nuclear waste is being cut. we're not even getting rid of stuff that's going to kill our children and grandchildren. >> john: that's a good point. what other government services do you guys worry ab
they raised the debt ceiling multiple times for reagan, multiple times for george w. bush. john boehner forced this thing through the house. >> the irony is it is the republicans who didn't want to raise taxes on their constituents, especially the upper class. so they're now -- these people are trapped in airports. they have to buy chocolate bars that cost more than -- [ laughter ] >> i like it though because when you're sitting around the airport doing nothing you're stimulating...
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. >> two words -- three words george w. bush. two words and an initial. that's all people would talk about. she's never been personally vetted. does she really want to go through people digging through her past? she's shown no inclination. >> jennifer: is it an effort from the romney team to divert from the bain stuff? >> it is a weird way to divert. i agree with joe. it will not be somebody who overshines mitt romney. they will not make that mistake. it will be another boring guy that looks like maybe a new car salesman to mitt romney's used car salesman. >> jennifer: we're back to joe's prediction. i gotta go unfortunately. thank you so much for joining us. next filmmaker marc levin shares the emotional tales of middle class unemployment. you want to know why bain is important. watch this next. we'll visit a new mini series for political junkies who love scandal. >> first of all, i'm divorced. secondly, i was involved in a diplomatic crisis all day. i didn't have time for a costume change. and who doesn't want 50% more cash? ugh, the baby. huh! and then
. >> two words -- three words george w. bush. two words and an initial. that's all people would talk about. she's never been personally vetted. does she really want to go through people digging through her past? she's shown no inclination. >> jennifer: is it an effort from the romney team to divert from the bain stuff? >> it is a weird way to divert. i agree with joe. it will not be somebody who overshines mitt romney. they will not make that mistake. it will be another boring...
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george w. bush is drinking again. [ ♪ circus ♪ ] >> why did you do that? >> because it was hot! bath salts making somebody hot and crazy again. >> stephanie: did you see george w. bush did an interview. he has that same vocabulary recall. he said eight years was awesome and i was famous and i was powerful. >> i'm interested in politics. he said that. he actually said i'm interested in politics. really? should have paid more attention to it while you were running the country. >> stephanie: new chapter in his life. one that is awesome. >> i would know about chapters if i ever read books. >> stephanie: he said my time as president is over. did i what i did. striving for a legacy is a complete waste of time. a legacy will emerge with recent times. >> stephanie: the legacy thus far, worst president ever! >> mitt romney meeting with everybody from the bush administration to get tips on how to run things. >> stephanie: dick cheney was huddling with republicans on capitol hill yesterday to talk about defense across-the-board cuts to defense spending are unacceptable because we're still
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bush guess who will be skipping the convention in tampa. >> george w. bush. >> i got -- >> stephanie: his spokesman says he supports governor romney which is probably why he's staying away. scat. cnn survey found bush to be the only living president with a fayeable rating below 50%. [ wah wah ] >> that takes some doing. >> stephanie: yeah. okay. all right. [ ♪ "world news tonight" ♪ ] meanwhile, president obama and the -- warned mitt romney would be squeezing more money out of seniors by turning medicare into a voucher program. romney accused obama of putting his needs against those -- putting his needs above those of the nation. what? huh? i don't understand most of romney's attack. what? president broadened his attack on support for the house plan that would change medicare from a fee for service program into one where future returns -- helpful vouchers. >> here's $20. go cure your cancer. >> caught rise your -- cauterize your wounds with coupons. >> stephanie: is that a gushing head wound? here is a band-aid. the president plans to turn medicare
bush guess who will be skipping the convention in tampa. >> george w. bush. >> i got -- >> stephanie: his spokesman says he supports governor romney which is probably why he's staying away. scat. cnn survey found bush to be the only living president with a fayeable rating below 50%. [ wah wah ] >> that takes some doing. >> stephanie: yeah. okay. all right. [ ♪ "world news tonight" ♪ ] meanwhile, president obama and the -- warned mitt romney would be...
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but the truth is george w. bush is a pretty smart guy. he's no genius but he really is a smart guy. >> bill: go ahead. >> one of the things about bush was at the state level and national level, he was interested in issues. rick perry from the moment he became governor went to washington. honestly has not been particularly interested in understanding issues in any depth. this has all been about politics. you watch the operation and -- what happens is over time, when you don't study up, when you're not fundamentally interested in much of anything except your own advancement, this is what you get. someone who is politically canny. but who is not fundamentally ready to do more than be the governor of texas. >> bill: i think that sums them both up. i agree with you about george w. bush. we all underrated him i think. and i think we see rick perry for who he is. wayne slater, i don't know. sometimes i'm jealous of you. you've got the best show in town down there. >> remember, we've got ted cruz, wendy davis the filibuster% champion. and the cas
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w." ♪ (vo) what is said here could decide the election. current tv presents coverage of the presidential debate. with unrivaled analysis and commentary. >> you're going to hear that used as a major talking point. (vo) the only network with real-time reaction straight from the campaigns and from viewers like you. >>now that's politically direct. [ ♪ music ♪ ] >> it shows her pleasant disposition -- >> announcer: stephanie miller. >> her morning hums are what help bet me out of bed. >> stephanie: it is the character of mike the engineer everybody. that means something has gone horribly awry. >> so perhaps we're talking to nobody right now. >> stephanie: maybe. hey, guess what we're having jen psaki on the show. and it's so weird because i brought sushi today. [ bell chimes ] [ applause ] >> stephanie: mitt romney says the debate is not about winning. >> oh. [ applause ] >> stephanie: that's because he is going to lose. >> all right. take care then. bye-bye. >> the lakes. the end of t
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w. >> john boehner says let's have another fight over the debt ceiling. that worked so well for him the last time. didn't it? what do you say? hello, everybody. it is wednesday, hump day, may 16th here on the full court press. welcome. welcome. good to see you today. good to have you on board as we take off from our nation's capitol here on capitol hill. and head off across the country into every corner of this great land will all of the big stories from the day. here from our nation's capitol around the country and around the globe, john boehner yesterday laying down the gauntlet saying the debt ceiling may be up before the end of the year. just like they did last year we are not going to raise the debt ceiling unless we get massive, massive, massive new spending cuts. we will see how -- we will see how that works out. president obama welcoming the la galaxy to the white house praising american soccer and saying particularly for the galaxy, it has become big-time and the players are ver
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he has the same daddy issues that george w. bush had. >> oh, god. >> and when he loses the election in november he is going to accuse his father for it. >> yep. yep. all right. god save us from rich white boys that have daddy issues. >> yeah, we have had enough of that. >> contrast obama's ability to ad lib and romney. these trees are the right size. >> do you have the same look on your face when you watch him on tv. i'm like what are you? >> just don't talk. >> we were saying i don't know how i'm going to get through the election because of the fact that he is so irritating. >> he is not authentic. >> yeah he is like the movie popcorn butter. he is like a human-like substance. >> it's yellow and oily -- >> it's like a chinese knockoff of a human. >> japanese robots that try to convey emotion, but they just don't quite do it. >> yeah, he is like he's an earlier version that they haven't perfected yet. >> yeah, he is like one of those early, early pringles. >> right. >> it seemed like space food. >> yeah, like space ice cream. >
he has the same daddy issues that george w. bush had. >> oh, god. >> and when he loses the election in november he is going to accuse his father for it. >> yep. yep. all right. god save us from rich white boys that have daddy issues. >> yeah, we have had enough of that. >> contrast obama's ability to ad lib and romney. these trees are the right size. >> do you have the same look on your face when you watch him on tv. i'm like what are you? >> just don't...
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bush -- >> i'm going to get khakis without pleats. >> going wild, yeah. >> george h.w. and bar bar endorsing romney. >> the president and the first lady, i'm honored to have the endorsement and your support. the president indicated we've been friends for some time. my parents were also friends of the president and the first lady. >> they were. >> your support means a great deal to me on a personal basis family basis and also on a national basis. >> lots of warm, chuckley stories about various factory closings and firings. >> only 17 out of 48 republican senators have endorsed mitt romney? tepid is the new black. >> speaking of which marco. >> rubio. >> yeah. >> mitt romney is a conservative president, i'm confident of that and he'll be significant upgrade over the current occupant in washington. >> i love this. he said -- >> and i'll be your vice president. >> he describes the endorsement of mitt romney as motivated primarily by an interest to end the republican campaign. >> get it over with. >> rubio is playing a smart game. this is the year of the gop light weights, 2
bush -- >> i'm going to get khakis without pleats. >> going wild, yeah. >> george h.w. and bar bar endorsing romney. >> the president and the first lady, i'm honored to have the endorsement and your support. the president indicated we've been friends for some time. my parents were also friends of the president and the first lady. >> they were. >> your support means a great deal to me on a personal basis family basis and also on a national basis. >> lots...
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w. [♪ theme music ♪] >> stephanie: hello current tv land. hour number 1. jacki schechner -- >> good morning. >> stephanie: as we know jim ward yesterday missed hot brie in the studio, and wonder woman. >> i know it was really not a good day for him to choose -- >> stephanie: one of our listeners suggested that we put hot brie's stripper pole in here and you do the news -- >> wait. wait. >> stephanie: it has been suggested that we send a taxi for you. >> so you put the pole in there, i do the news here and it all comes together in jim's head. [ laughter ] >> stephanie: and now here she is, her hotness, jacki schechner. >> good morning, everybody. today is the start of the conclave to pick the next pope. the 115 cardinals attended mass this morning. now they will head to the sistine chapel. that's when we start playing pope or no pope. the first signs of smoke should come up from the chapel chimney around 3:00 am eastern time. black smoke means no pope white smoke means the cardinals h
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. >> i heard yesterday george w. bush said he retroactively resigned before the iraq war started. >> their campaign has given us the etch-a-sketch. talk about message discipline, this is not a campaign. you know another thing that occurs to me campaign that is run so poorly, you begin to wonder whether the guys managerial skills, the only thick he is running on, really exist. >> what is amazing, they have narrowed his whole appeal to bain capital. right? his experiences at bain. not governor of massachusetts. >> that's right. >> not his leadership of the olympics. it's all about bain capital. >> right. >> they sort of, you know built their own nest here. >> the reason they can't talk about his tenure as governor is he actually did something good as far as health care with an individual mandate. in the world of the republican party, that's become anathema. one thing he may have talked about substantively is off the table. >> with an individual mandate and a responsibility penalty if you don't buy it or whatever they c
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doesn't this remind you of george h. w. bush when he didn't know what a scanner was? >> i don't know if romney wants to talk about wawa or 7-eleven orb anything like that because it does come degrees as forced and it just doesn't work and even though they've tried to do it because you have to relate to some degree, that doesn't quite cut it. >> bill: it is like he can't relate. >> yeah. and i think he's going to have to do it to some degree. i don't know what it is. president obama some democrats in congress feel like he doesn't reach out and doesn't have the relationship they want to have. he's able to relate to american people in a lot of ways. he fills out the ncaa brackets. he likes to play basketball and golf. sometimes more than occasionally. romney you really don't have that sports connection either. >> bill: when obama goes to a barbecue joint, you know it is not the first time you walk into one and you know he feels at home there. he's not faking it. >> he's not ordering cheese on a cheese steak like kerry did. he looks comfortable. >> announcer: this is the
doesn't this remind you of george h. w. bush when he didn't know what a scanner was? >> i don't know if romney wants to talk about wawa or 7-eleven orb anything like that because it does come degrees as forced and it just doesn't work and even though they've tried to do it because you have to relate to some degree, that doesn't quite cut it. >> bill: it is like he can't relate. >> yeah. and i think he's going to have to do it to some degree. i don't know what it is. president...
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obama, george w. bush john mccain all named their bundlers. romney's refusal to release bundlers is really sticks his finger in the eyes of citizens who need this information to make an assessment -- >> mitt romney is securing big money from -- he should be careful about throwing stones from his big glass house. and they are expected to block a vote on the disclose act which would require anonymous groups to disclose who is backing their political advertising. this is a confusing line of attack for romney? i maintain, jim, i think he is working for the obama campaign [ bell chimes ] [ applause ] >> i think this whole thing may be staged. >> or maybe he is having a brain-related event. >> carol you are on the "stephanie miller show." hi, carol. >> hi, steph. i have a question for anybody to answer. it seems the top 1% are the job creators, and the bush tax cuts have been in since, i don't know, six, seven eight years. >> yep. >> i want to know what these creators have been creating. certainly not jobs. >> yeah. it's the question everybody keeps
obama, george w. bush john mccain all named their bundlers. romney's refusal to release bundlers is really sticks his finger in the eyes of citizens who need this information to make an assessment -- >> mitt romney is securing big money from -- he should be careful about throwing stones from his big glass house. and they are expected to block a vote on the disclose act which would require anonymous groups to disclose who is backing their political advertising. this is a confusing line of...
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something that mitt romney supports, barack obama supports that george w. bush supported. why can't we start right there, and get that passed this year? no reason except our insanity. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." ♪ >> a new ad we will play for you when we come back here with lynn sweet, chicago sun times methderr death shiner from row call and bill cress part full-court press. you are welcome to join our conversation at 866-55-press. we will be right back. >> this is the bill press show. of sununu, you're wrong. mitt romney, you're wrong. we need more teachers, not fewer teachers and more cops and more firefighters that support our her unique mix of comedy and politics to current tv. >> it's like a reality show, they're just turning cameras on and we just do our thing. >>politically direct to me means no b.s., the real thing, cutting through the clutter. i'm energized to start my show everyday because it's fun, because i care about what's going on in this country, rather than some sort of tired banter it is actual water cooler talk it's the way people rea
something that mitt romney supports, barack obama supports that george w. bush supported. why can't we start right there, and get that passed this year? no reason except our insanity. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." ♪ >> a new ad we will play for you when we come back here with lynn sweet, chicago sun times methderr death shiner from row call and bill cress part full-court press. you are welcome to join our conversation at 866-55-press. we will be right...
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when i look at obama's policies toward israel, it's the impact is same as george w. bush that two state solution and they have got to stop building the settlement. bush said that day-in and day-out. as you know, bush never went to israel in his first term. right? so i just think i guess maybe we have an obligation as reporters to try to find out what the truth is you know. >> right. no. i hear you. this speech, itself is interesting and it comes a couple of days after obama signed legislation that increases military aid to israel but looking at romney's remarks, he made the point that as american shouldn't just be military intelligence and those who seek to undermine israel maybe out over the base but i have not really heard recently an implicit specific case made as to what those criticisms are. i am not a foreign policy expert by any extent. >> one other thing when romney is in jerusalem, he gives an interview to david muir of abc and david muir said you travel overseas but you still got these political problems back at home. there is a lot of flap about your tax r
when i look at obama's policies toward israel, it's the impact is same as george w. bush that two state solution and they have got to stop building the settlement. bush said that day-in and day-out. as you know, bush never went to israel in his first term. right? so i just think i guess maybe we have an obligation as reporters to try to find out what the truth is you know. >> right. no. i hear you. this speech, itself is interesting and it comes a couple of days after obama signed...
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how did george w. bush do? >> he got 44%. and but you know, he had a real -- actually, for people -- people forget. he had a pretty forward-looking view on immigration reform. it was a different kind of republicanism. he governed in one way but politically, he understood that he needed to modernize the party. so he had a forward-looking view and it appealed to hispanic voters and said look, we need a path to citizenship. we need to have comprehensive immigration reform. you really can't say that as a major republican leader these days but he did and it worked out and did he quite well. >> john: did his knowledge of espanol help him at all? >> i think maybe a little bit. coming from texas and having that history being governor of texas where you know, obviously a large latino population and if you want to do well there you know, even if you're not pulling the majority of latinos, you can't ignore their issues. and be successful in the state for as long as he was. >> john: not until you're elected. >> they did one thing when th
how did george w. bush do? >> he got 44%. and but you know, he had a real -- actually, for people -- people forget. he had a pretty forward-looking view on immigration reform. it was a different kind of republicanism. he governed in one way but politically, he understood that he needed to modernize the party. so he had a forward-looking view and it appealed to hispanic voters and said look, we need a path to citizenship. we need to have comprehensive immigration reform. you really can't...
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it began annually under president clinton tradition continued by george w. bush leading of the muslim american community invited to the white house to celebrate iftar at 8:30 tonight. as olivia knox just pointed out, there is a big hole between 11:00 am this morning and 8:30 tonight. and jay carney having promised us on tuesday that the president would be taking our questions soon. the rampant speculation is that there will be a presidential news conference in the brady briefing room sometime today. it has not been announced and maybe the president is just going to kick back and relax, and he has a right to do that once in a while. [♪ theme music ♪] >> bill: >> bill: hey, hello, everybody good morning. it's a friday. friday august 10th, good to see you today. and welcome to the "full court press" here on current tv where we bring you all of the news of the day from around the country, around the globe, hear from our nation's capitol and give you a chance to weigh in by giving us a call. good to see you today. before we go into the weekend, a lot we have
it began annually under president clinton tradition continued by george w. bush leading of the muslim american community invited to the white house to celebrate iftar at 8:30 tonight. as olivia knox just pointed out, there is a big hole between 11:00 am this morning and 8:30 tonight. and jay carney having promised us on tuesday that the president would be taking our questions soon. the rampant speculation is that there will be a presidential news conference in the brady briefing room sometime...
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>> george w. bush. >> some fancy nato -- >> who's name you can't pronounce. >> yeah. >> so you have skipped right over there. >> guess where mittens is less popular than england? massachusetts. this is unprecedented, they went through all of the numbers in all of the years, he is 21 percentage points behind obama in his home state, which is -- is -- is -- [♪ somber music ♪] >> who was involved in the 1946 election. >> i don't remember. >> that guy you can't pronounce. >> look at here -- lyndon b johnson trounced goldwater in 1964. goldwater still care rid his home state of arizona. how about that mittens? [♪ fun-facts music ♪] >> have you guys seen the olympic buttons, the pins that were put out when mitt ran the olympics, that were by the way made in china -- >> yeah >> one is a baseball hat that says mitt happens. [ laughter ] >> that i think -- i don't know why it is a baseball mitt, i think that's cute -- >> precious. >> they don't play baseball in the winter olympics. >> no, they don'
>> george w. bush. >> some fancy nato -- >> who's name you can't pronounce. >> yeah. >> so you have skipped right over there. >> guess where mittens is less popular than england? massachusetts. this is unprecedented, they went through all of the numbers in all of the years, he is 21 percentage points behind obama in his home state, which is -- is -- is -- [♪ somber music ♪] >> who was involved in the 1946 election. >> i don't remember....
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but for eight years the millionaires and billionaires had a tax break under george w. bush. and where did the jobs go? eight million jobs lost. doesn't work. under president clinton 22 million new jobs created. president obama just wants to put the tax rate -- top tax rate back to where it was under bill clinton, the best period of economic growth in modern american history. john's calling from lake city, tennessee. hey, john, what do you say? good morning. >> bill: john, are you there? hey, john, wake up. let's go out to -- get your chance john. you can't be asleep at the switch dude. barbara is calling from chicago. what do you say barbara? >> caller: good morning, how you doing? don't cut me off. >> bill: i wouldn't think of cutting you off. >> caller: president obama was right. for giving the middle class a tax break. we're the ones that go out in this country and buy stoves, reic from raters and cars in homes. what about them three democrats pelosi mendez and chuck as usual, can't be on the same page. wow. and then when you give tax breaks to people like mitt romney, he
but for eight years the millionaires and billionaires had a tax break under george w. bush. and where did the jobs go? eight million jobs lost. doesn't work. under president clinton 22 million new jobs created. president obama just wants to put the tax rate -- top tax rate back to where it was under bill clinton, the best period of economic growth in modern american history. john's calling from lake city, tennessee. hey, john, what do you say? good morning. >> bill: john, are you there?...
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attorneys for political purposes. >> right the bush -- george w. bush administration used executive privilege a couple of times and not all had to do with presidential communications. certainly, karl rove's decision-making process or dick cheney's decisions making process, none of those were the president of the united states himself, despite what some people may speculate about dick that iny's role. that's absolutely correct. >> do you recall any republicans complaining in congress during the bush administration about those claims of executive privilege by the bush administration or by karl rove? >> no, actually, i don't. in fact, when the administration didn't want to be forthcoming with information about the e.p.a.'s regulation of carbon or non-regulation, one republican a congressman from california, darrell issa was vocal complaining that the democrats had the gal to ask them for this information. when administrator of the e.p.a. johnson was testifying before then harry waxman's house oversight committee he gave this very impassed argument say
attorneys for political purposes. >> right the bush -- george w. bush administration used executive privilege a couple of times and not all had to do with presidential communications. certainly, karl rove's decision-making process or dick cheney's decisions making process, none of those were the president of the united states himself, despite what some people may speculate about dick that iny's role. that's absolutely correct. >> do you recall any republicans complaining in congress...
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you'll be happy to know george w. bush says he's comfortable with his legacy on the iraq war. >> so he's the one. >> he would be the one. he said he was comfortable with his decision making regarding the iraq war. so, i feel better. i'm confident the decisions were made the right way. it is easy to forget what life was like when the decision was made. oh, no we remember exactly what life was like. >> we into you that iraq had nothing to do with 9-11. >> stephanie: yeah. i was talking to a friend yesterday about how -- that was really a bad period for -- you know, because i was visiting a friend in utah and mormon and utah, an amazing person. she had fox news on when i walked in. i was like oh, no! it was during the war. you started -- we started chatting. she's like well, you know, he has weapons of mass destruction and we had to -- i was like -- >> no! >> i was working -- at a right-wing station at that time and i remember saying to my fellow producers um, can someone please explain to me what iraq has to do with 9-1
you'll be happy to know george w. bush says he's comfortable with his legacy on the iraq war. >> so he's the one. >> he would be the one. he said he was comfortable with his decision making regarding the iraq war. so, i feel better. i'm confident the decisions were made the right way. it is easy to forget what life was like when the decision was made. oh, no we remember exactly what life was like. >> we into you that iraq had nothing to do with 9-11. >> stephanie: yeah....
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it is similar to a promise that george w. bush made in 2000. he said he would move the embassy to jerusalem. never got around to doing it. >> bill: never got around to doing it because his policy were the same policies as ronnald reagan and daddy bush before him as well as bill clinton the future of jerusalem should be part of the negotiations between the palestinians and the israelis correct? >> correct. >> bill: that's been the going position of the united states. >> you don't want to predetermine the status of jerusalem. >> bill: doesn't mitt romney know that? >> he's incurring favor with the voter block back home and with the israelis there. this is part of the pattern with them. this pandering. this knowing your audience. staying the -- says the things that you want your audience to hear. >> bill: in the same speech, he says that he didn't call for a bombing iran but he said if israel does it, then -- >> this is the more important part. this, as you see it now consistent in his statements, the gross exaggeration of the threat that iran pos
it is similar to a promise that george w. bush made in 2000. he said he would move the embassy to jerusalem. never got around to doing it. >> bill: never got around to doing it because his policy were the same policies as ronnald reagan and daddy bush before him as well as bill clinton the future of jerusalem should be part of the negotiations between the palestinians and the israelis correct? >> correct. >> bill: that's been the going position of the united states. >>...
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washington, all the way through george w. bush, there were only three others. only three under all previous presidents, seven under this president. so maybe this is a case of a little excessive prosecution on leakers and whistle-blowers. in the end, i think we've got to be grateful for because there are some things classified as secret that should not be secret that we ought to know about. the judge begins the sentencing phase of the trial today. but as we go into it, what do you say about bradley manning? hero or traitor, you tell me. 1-866-55-press. we'll be right back on the "full court press." >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." on current tv. for true stories. with award winning documentaries that take you inside the headlines. real, gripping, current. documentaries... on current tv. >> did anyone tell the pilgrims they should self-deport? >> no, they said "make us a turkey and make it fast". >> (laughter). >> she gets the comedians laughing. >> that's the best! >> that's hilarious. >> ... and the thinkers think
washington, all the way through george w. bush, there were only three others. only three under all previous presidents, seven under this president. so maybe this is a case of a little excessive prosecution on leakers and whistle-blowers. in the end, i think we've got to be grateful for because there are some things classified as secret that should not be secret that we ought to know about. the judge begins the sentencing phase of the trial today. but as we go into it, what do you say about...
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. >> what's going on here is democrats took out albert go gonzalez under george w. bush because alberto gonzalez did do a terrible job and did politicize the department. so now they think well, if democrats can take out our guy we republicans should be able to take out their guy. >> something that happened during the bush administration. >> stephanie: i have -- i think another theory that makes more sense. is this not coincidental with the department of justice suing florida over this egregious voter purge. >> yeah, no. what's shocking about that voter purge, not just the fact that it happened. but you know, i have read the statute that doj is suing under. it says there cannot be a voter purge within 90 days except in very -- go ahead. >> stephanie: it is a clear violation. what you just said. absolutely. >> it could not be clearer that what rick scott is doing is illegal! and yet rick scott is going to defy the law because we've entered this weird political moment where you know, it is better for rick scott to defy the law and then send out a fund-raising letter sa
. >> what's going on here is democrats took out albert go gonzalez under george w. bush because alberto gonzalez did do a terrible job and did politicize the department. so now they think well, if democrats can take out our guy we republicans should be able to take out their guy. >> something that happened during the bush administration. >> stephanie: i have -- i think another theory that makes more sense. is this not coincidental with the department of justice suing florida...
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i think it's something like maybe 20 times more drone attacks than even george w. bush and dick cheney launched not that i am entirely happeny with those. one thing you can't say is president obama has been soft on terror. two other aspects about the romney campaign i wanted to talk with you about this morning and get your comments on. first of all mitt romney's first stop is the olympics. this is one that is a little fraught with danger on at that couple of fronts three fronts, i would say. one is that romney is using the olympics, of course, as a chance to raise money. it's got a fundraiser with the very people we were just talking about with eliot spitzer from barclay's bank. the very people who were in the heart of this rigging the rates on bank loans, thereby impacting consumers worldwide including mortgage home loans, car loans and whatever here in the united states. clark clay's bank giving a fundraiser for mitt romney. he doesn't care if they are under investigation in the u.k. he doesn't care if there are hearings in the united states about this. he is wal
i think it's something like maybe 20 times more drone attacks than even george w. bush and dick cheney launched not that i am entirely happeny with those. one thing you can't say is president obama has been soft on terror. two other aspects about the romney campaign i wanted to talk with you about this morning and get your comments on. first of all mitt romney's first stop is the olympics. this is one that is a little fraught with danger on at that couple of fronts three fronts, i would say....